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assume that he gets confirmed, he has to be a tough -- a tough guy at the pentagon. he is going to be tough with congress. he has to deal with the potential of the sequester, fighting for the budget that he does get, dealing with all of the problems that come at you when you are in charge of the pentagon and the generals and the other members of the joint chiefs are going to feel they can run over him. >> we'll see about that. i assume that every general with any number of stars was watching intently yesterday, and might have had that thought in mind. you said another important word, which is sequester. it's going to be a huge mess over there trying to, first, anticipate this, and then deal with whatever the new reality is. i do think that it was ugly yesterday. it was ugly on both sides. the white house wasn't so much from what i heard defending his performance as saying that those mean republicans also performed in an ugly and bad and not very attractive way. i don't think anybody looked particularly good in that showdown. i also think it's very clear that this is,
assume that he gets confirmed, he has to be a tough -- a tough guy at the pentagon. he is going to be tough with congress. he has to deal with the potential of the sequester, fighting for the budget that he does get, dealing with all of the problems that come at you when you are in charge of the pentagon and the generals and the other members of the joint chiefs are going to feel they can run over him. >> we'll see about that. i assume that every general with any number of stars was...
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in part because the pentagon's view, the u.s. military's view of any kind of intervention like this is if you send u.s. troops in you better be sending them in to make a point that no one in the world is ever going to miss. so when the president says we are there to send a warning shot, the pentagon says we don't do warning shots. we do something to make it clear that you don't cross the u.s. military again. gwen: they don't do humanitarian missions either. >> they will if that is the sole mission, but in libya before ben zpwazz -- benghazi and all that that was considered a success not simply because they protected the people of benghazi but because in the end, the government failed and dempsey had to say i can't tell you if it's going to make a difference on the ground. gwen: we have a big speech tuesday night. the president is going to make his case again, hopefully for a larger all of a sudden. what does he have to do? how much are people hanging on his powers of persuasion tuesday night? >> very much. lawmakers of both parti
in part because the pentagon's view, the u.s. military's view of any kind of intervention like this is if you send u.s. troops in you better be sending them in to make a point that no one in the world is ever going to miss. so when the president says we are there to send a warning shot, the pentagon says we don't do warning shots. we do something to make it clear that you don't cross the u.s. military again. gwen: they don't do humanitarian missions either. >> they will if that is the...
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did he seem competent to run the pentagon? there were a lot of questions even among democrats after that hearing whether he's ready. >> i don't disagree with that. i think hagel had a really poor performance. what i'm saying is for these senators -- if you looked at what ted cruz was asking about, association with an israeli diplomat that basically 99.9% of the country has never heard of, what was the point of that? he ended up actually stepping on hagel's bad day by taking some of the spotlight away from him. >> let's go after some of the questioning, because i disagree with you and i agree with you. >> not surprised about that. >> what? >> i said i'm not surprised you agree. >> was that sarcasm? let's talk about lindsey graham. when you ask a guy who had already recanted his argument about the power of the israeli lobby, obviously enormously influential lobby like the nra, heavily funded, heavily activated, strong people with strong minds, everybody knows they're influential, that's why they're there. to say which senator do
did he seem competent to run the pentagon? there were a lot of questions even among democrats after that hearing whether he's ready. >> i don't disagree with that. i think hagel had a really poor performance. what i'm saying is for these senators -- if you looked at what ted cruz was asking about, association with an israeli diplomat that basically 99.9% of the country has never heard of, what was the point of that? he ended up actually stepping on hagel's bad day by taking some of the...
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republican chuck hagel is looking like the person president obama would like to put in charge of the pentagon. josh rogan at foreign policy first breaking the news on the nomination and noting in the same breath all the republican senators that are against the nomination. john cornyn saying he can't support chuck hagel because he has a, quote, problem with israel. senator dan coates said chuck hagel has had so much disrespect for the military which is a pretty rich thing to say about a veteran. he would lack experience he would need for the job. senator mccain says his colleague barely even counts as a republican. senator mark kirk says he is, quote, concerned about mr. hagel. mr. hagel also faces opposition from the democratic side for the time back in 1998 when he opposed an ambassador nominee for being what mr. hagel described at the time openly aggressively guy, for which he finally apologized last month. there is also opposition to a lesser extent just because chuck haguele is a republican. this is not ideological opposition. it's partisan. but in the technical sense of that. why is it t
republican chuck hagel is looking like the person president obama would like to put in charge of the pentagon. josh rogan at foreign policy first breaking the news on the nomination and noting in the same breath all the republican senators that are against the nomination. john cornyn saying he can't support chuck hagel because he has a, quote, problem with israel. senator dan coates said chuck hagel has had so much disrespect for the military which is a pretty rich thing to say about a veteran....
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what about help from the pentagon? 10:45 p.m. >> i asked the defense attache, is anything coming? >> reporter: the short answer, no. >> i said thank you very much. and we went on with our work. >> reporter: 10:54 benghazi. attackers are drove out of the compound. by that time, sean smith is confirmed dead. but nobody can find ambassador stevens. now 5:00 p.m. in washington. defense secretary leon panetta attends his weekly meeting with the president. >> we ordered all available dod assets to respond. >> reporter: but none outside libya will. >> the quickest response option available was a security team that was located at the embassy in tripoli. >> reporter: the americans have no plane in tripoli. >> we agreed we would move forward with chartering a plane to fly a response team to benghazi to provide additional reinforcement. >> reporter: 11:10 p.m., benghazi. a u.s. drone armed with cameras begins circling with a come pound. five minutes later, a second wave of attackers arrives. >> the annex team withdrew from the facility, and the second wave of attackers took it over. >> did a
what about help from the pentagon? 10:45 p.m. >> i asked the defense attache, is anything coming? >> reporter: the short answer, no. >> i said thank you very much. and we went on with our work. >> reporter: 10:54 benghazi. attackers are drove out of the compound. by that time, sean smith is confirmed dead. but nobody can find ambassador stevens. now 5:00 p.m. in washington. defense secretary leon panetta attends his weekly meeting with the president. >> we ordered...
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senate republicans block the president's toys to run the pentagon. ♪ >> chris: as g.o.p. senators demand more answers about the benghazi terror attacks, the white house charges they are playing politics with national security. we'll talk with the man leading the call for more information. senator lindsey graham. then, his tea party response to the state of the union speech, critical of both the president and the g.o.p. we'll ask senator rand paul who he thinks of the obama agenda as well as republican policy. also, it is less than two weeks until big automatic spending cuts kick in. we'll ask our sunday panel whether congress will reach a deal, before the sequester deadline and, our power player of the week, helps the senate make history, by keeping track of history. all, right now on fox news sunday. and hello again from fox news in washington. republicans made history this week blocking a nominee for defense secretary for the first time ever. they are demanding more information about the nominee, former senator chuck hagel, and about the benghazi terror attack. joining
senate republicans block the president's toys to run the pentagon. ♪ >> chris: as g.o.p. senators demand more answers about the benghazi terror attacks, the white house charges they are playing politics with national security. we'll talk with the man leading the call for more information. senator lindsey graham. then, his tea party response to the state of the union speech, critical of both the president and the g.o.p. we'll ask senator rand paul who he thinks of the obama agenda as...
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reacting to that disturbing report out of the pentagon that really is disturbing on sexual assaults. i'm talking assaults in the military. report found the number of unreported cases is skyrocketing. 26,000 went unnoticed supposedly in 2012 last year. reported cases on the rise, too. totaling more than 3,000. the reason for the discrepancy, by the way, fear of retaliation of the group that reports the assault. 62% say they experience some form of punishment for speaking up, either on a professional, administrative, or social level. in reaction, the white house convened its own special meeting outside the military today of about a dozen lawmakers, as washington begins the unenviable but necessary task of figuring out how to fix this alarming trend out there. among people fighting for the country. joining us right now is senator kay hagan, democrat from north carolina, who's part of the white house meeting. thank you for joining us. senator, it's great to have you on. i respect you so much. i love north carolina. went to grad school down there. let me ask you, these are real -- i think
reacting to that disturbing report out of the pentagon that really is disturbing on sexual assaults. i'm talking assaults in the military. report found the number of unreported cases is skyrocketing. 26,000 went unnoticed supposedly in 2012 last year. reported cases on the rise, too. totaling more than 3,000. the reason for the discrepancy, by the way, fear of retaliation of the group that reports the assault. 62% say they experience some form of punishment for speaking up, either on a...
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and businesses that see this being a lucrative way to develop surveillance technology and to make the pentagon, nsa and all of our government agencies reliant on them to conduct this business, without this cozy partnership, i don't think we'd be quite at the point that you describe. >> yeah. let me explore that partnership, because the excuse that google or apple or yahoo! will give is we don't voluntarily turn over information, and now with the fingerprint we're going to encrypt it, you're not going to be able to use it, it'll disappear and so forth. but i think the reality is, and correct me if i'm wrong, that the private sector hasn't put up much reus dance and that -- resistance and that we can assume that every fingerprint will end up with the nsa or some comparable agency. and there was actually an article in the new in "the new " i guess it was on the 28th. i'm not going to quote from it, but -- well, i will quote from it. or do you want to quote? it's just this paragraph. you can read -- >> this is an article by james risen and laura -- [inaudible] september 28th. the agency can augmen
and businesses that see this being a lucrative way to develop surveillance technology and to make the pentagon, nsa and all of our government agencies reliant on them to conduct this business, without this cozy partnership, i don't think we'd be quite at the point that you describe. >> yeah. let me explore that partnership, because the excuse that google or apple or yahoo! will give is we don't voluntarily turn over information, and now with the fingerprint we're going to encrypt it,...
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what about help from the pentagon? 10:45 p.m. >> i asked the defense attache, is anything coming? >> reporter: the short answer, no. >> i said thank you very much. and we went on with our work. >> reporter: 10:54 benghazi. attackers are drove out of the compound. by that time, sean smith is confirmed dead. but nobody can find ambassador stevens. now 5:00 p.m. in washington. defense secretary leon panetta attends his weekly meeting with the president. >> we ordered all available dod assets to respond. >> reporter: but none outside libya will. >> the quickest response option available was a security team that was located at the embassy in tripoli. >> reporter: the americans have no plane in tripoli. >> we agreed we would move forward with chartering a plane to fly a response team to benghazi to provide additional reinforcement. >> reporter: 11:10 p.m., benghazi. a u.s. drone armed with cameras begins circling with a come pound. five minutes later, a second wave of attackers arrives. >> the annex team withdrew from the facility, and the second wave of attackers took it over. >> did a
what about help from the pentagon? 10:45 p.m. >> i asked the defense attache, is anything coming? >> reporter: the short answer, no. >> i said thank you very much. and we went on with our work. >> reporter: 10:54 benghazi. attackers are drove out of the compound. by that time, sean smith is confirmed dead. but nobody can find ambassador stevens. now 5:00 p.m. in washington. defense secretary leon panetta attends his weekly meeting with the president. >> we ordered...
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the pentagon is scrapping phase four of the european missile defense. the sm-3 block missile interceptors to stop intercontinental ballistic missiles or icbms like the ones iran is attempting to build. the pentagon said the decision has nothing to do with russia. >> let me emphasize the strong and continued commitment of the united states to nato missile defense. that commitment remains ironclad. >> we lost a bargainship, serious one i believe. >> others say the stage four were never viable and wouldn't be ready soon enough. >> the military implication of not developing phase four is not that great. the existing program is probably good enough. >> initial reaction from russia suggests their leaders do not feel "appeased." russia deputy foreign minister said this is not a concession to russia and we don't see it as such. >> bret: jennifer griffin at the pentagon. thank you. iran says it has launched domestically built destroyer in the caspian sea. this is video from iranian state tv. the vessel is said to have surface to air missiles, sophisticated radar
the pentagon is scrapping phase four of the european missile defense. the sm-3 block missile interceptors to stop intercontinental ballistic missiles or icbms like the ones iran is attempting to build. the pentagon said the decision has nothing to do with russia. >> let me emphasize the strong and continued commitment of the united states to nato missile defense. that commitment remains ironclad. >> we lost a bargainship, serious one i believe. >> others say the stage four...
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report how much of our tax dollars are squandered and accusations of staffers cooking the books at the pentagon. >> y afternoon from the fox news deck where we are in the middle of breaking news. police are about to hold a news conference following a bloody crime involving a virginia state senator. we learned somebody stabbed that state nor. creigh deeds in the body and neck and his son died at the scene. and
report how much of our tax dollars are squandered and accusations of staffers cooking the books at the pentagon. >> y afternoon from the fox news deck where we are in the middle of breaking news. police are about to hold a news conference following a bloody crime involving a virginia state senator. we learned somebody stabbed that state nor. creigh deeds in the body and neck and his son died at the scene. and
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this is the same pentagon that invites mr. weinstein to come in and give his view of things, but at the same time they're banning people like franklin graham from the pentagon's national day of prayer. they're banning people perkins from the family research council. >> sean: let me bring in jacque. you are a minister. you and i disagree on politics. but you know something, if you were serving in the military, and if -- because we know how stressful, all these kids coming back from iraq and afghanistan, they have ptsd, the stress, the pressure. i went to church when i was iraq, and i've never been to a church service as moving as that in my life, because everybody in that service knew their life was on the line, they could die the next day. it's an experience you can't duplicate unless you were in a war area. i would love it if you were them to help these soldiers, reach out to them, share your faith, give them comfort, hope and prayer. forget our political disagreements. >> well, we agree on this, the american military force i
this is the same pentagon that invites mr. weinstein to come in and give his view of things, but at the same time they're banning people like franklin graham from the pentagon's national day of prayer. they're banning people perkins from the family research council. >> sean: let me bring in jacque. you are a minister. you and i disagree on politics. but you know something, if you were serving in the military, and if -- because we know how stressful, all these kids coming back from iraq...
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on the white house south lawn, wis obrve a mome of silence. ♪ later, a ceremony at the pentagon memorial conveyed a message of hope. >> you who have made -- who may have seen many troubles and calamities will remind me again, from the depths of the earth, you will bring me up again. you will increase my greatness, and you will comfort me again. may god bless the memory of those that we lost. may he comfort you and your families. may god bless these united states of america. >> in new york on ground zero, a bell rang at 8:46 a.m., the moment when the first hijacked plane crashed into the north tower of the world trade center. the names of nearly 3000 people who died in the attacks were then recited by relatives. >> my father, an amazing father, jose munez castillo. >> 12 years later, the brand-new skyscraper one world trade center is near completion. standing at a symbolic 1770 six feet, it is now the tallest building in the western hemisphere -- 1776 feet, is now the tallest building in the western hemisphere. one world trade center is only a part of the 16 acre world financial complex t
on the white house south lawn, wis obrve a mome of silence. ♪ later, a ceremony at the pentagon memorial conveyed a message of hope. >> you who have made -- who may have seen many troubles and calamities will remind me again, from the depths of the earth, you will bring me up again. you will increase my greatness, and you will comfort me again. may god bless the memory of those that we lost. may he comfort you and your families. may god bless these united states of america. >> in...
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what about help from the pentagon? 10:45 p.m. >> i asked defense is there anything coming. >> bret: short answer was no. >> we went on with our work. >> bret: six man response team from the annex drive the attackers out of the compound. by that time. sean smith is confirmed dead. nobody confirmed ambassador stevens. it's now 5:00 p.m. in washington. defense secretary leon panetta attends his weekly meeting with the president. >> he ordered all available dod assets to respond. >> bret: none outside libya will. >> the quickest response available was a security team that was located at the embassy in tripoli. >> bret: but they have no plane in tripoli. >> we agreed that we would move forward with chartering a plane to fly a response team to benghazi to provide additional reinforcements. >> bret: 11:10 in benghazi, a. you drone armed only with cameras begins circling above the compound. five minutes later a second wave of attackers arrive. >> annex team withdrew from the facility and second wave of attackers took it over.
what about help from the pentagon? 10:45 p.m. >> i asked defense is there anything coming. >> bret: short answer was no. >> we went on with our work. >> bret: six man response team from the annex drive the attackers out of the compound. by that time. sean smith is confirmed dead. nobody confirmed ambassador stevens. it's now 5:00 p.m. in washington. defense secretary leon panetta attends his weekly meeting with the president. >> he ordered all available dod assets...
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plus the pentagon files to account for an eight point five trillion dollar black hole in its budget is washington seems unable to rein in defense spending. and egypt's president mohamed morsi faces new charges this time a very twenty eleven jailbreak while his supporters of all ages are being thrown behind bars. well you can get more nor of these stories at r.t. dot com but now abby martin looks back on some of twenty thirteen's major news stories including an essay surveillance in the world wide anti fracking protests breaking the set is up.
plus the pentagon files to account for an eight point five trillion dollar black hole in its budget is washington seems unable to rein in defense spending. and egypt's president mohamed morsi faces new charges this time a very twenty eleven jailbreak while his supporters of all ages are being thrown behind bars. well you can get more nor of these stories at r.t. dot com but now abby martin looks back on some of twenty thirteen's major news stories including an essay surveillance in the world...
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it's a major embarrassment for the pentagon and the commander in chief. the director of the air force assault prevention program, lieutenant colonel jeff krusinski was charged with sexual battery saturday accused of assaulting and groping a woman from virginia not far from where he was posted. he's out on bail. >> i expect consequences. i don't want just more speeches or awareness programs or training. >> we're all outraged and disgusting di disgusted over these very troubling allegations. sexual assault is a despicable crime and one of the most serious challenges facing this department. >> reporter: the arrest of colonel krusinski came two days after the annual report released today on sexual assault in the military and found there are more than 70 assaults in military personnel every day, an increase of 6% from the year befor before. >> some of it is the hook-up mentality in junior high of high school students now my children can tell you about, from watching their friends and being frustrated by it. the same demographic group moves into the military. >
it's a major embarrassment for the pentagon and the commander in chief. the director of the air force assault prevention program, lieutenant colonel jeff krusinski was charged with sexual battery saturday accused of assaulting and groping a woman from virginia not far from where he was posted. he's out on bail. >> i expect consequences. i don't want just more speeches or awareness programs or training. >> we're all outraged and disgusting di disgusted over these very troubling...
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i think this is a very sensible, pragmatic decision taken by the pentagon. i think it's perhaps a little bit overdue. served as a helicopter pilot. i was in macedonia, iraq three times, afghanistan three times. kosovo. i worked closely with women. i commanded women in very key roles on key operations, successful operations. all the evidence leads me to believe quite comfortably that the decision the pentagon made is a very goodwin. and i would just like to start of pick up on elaine's point on the role of the eup tpapbltry. she's right in saying aspects of the infantry is indeed to hunt and kill the enemy. but i would also say the 21st century warfare has changed. in recent experience in iraq and afghanistan has been about counter insurgency. it's about winning hearts and phaoepbdz. a big role now is liaisoning with the locals. they don't just comprise of men. they comprise of women, of little girls. and i think the dynamic that a woman brings, liaising with the population is key and vital. >> what about women who say they are perfectly qualified to serve al
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republican chuck hagel is looking like the person president obama would like to put in charge of the pentagon. josh rogan at foreign policy first breaking the news on the nomination and noting in the same breath all the republican senators that are against the nomination. john cornyn saying he can't support chuck hagel because he has a, quote, problem with israel. senator dan coates said chuck hagel has had so much disrespect for the military which is a pretty rich thing to say about a veteran. he would lack experience he would need for the job. senator mccain says his colleague barely even counts as a republican. senator mark kirk says he is, quote, concerned about mr. hagel. mr. hagel also faces opposition from the democratic side for the time back in 1998 when he opposed an ambassador nominee for being what mr. hagel described at the time openly aggressively gay, for which he finally apologized last month. there is also opposition to a lesser extent just because chuck hagel is a republican. this is not ideological opposition. it's partisan. but in the technical sense of that. why is it tha
republican chuck hagel is looking like the person president obama would like to put in charge of the pentagon. josh rogan at foreign policy first breaking the news on the nomination and noting in the same breath all the republican senators that are against the nomination. john cornyn saying he can't support chuck hagel because he has a, quote, problem with israel. senator dan coates said chuck hagel has had so much disrespect for the military which is a pretty rich thing to say about a veteran....
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the pentagon has said those checks will go out october 25th. other government agencies will decide when their checks go out based on the payroll service they use. bret? >> molly, thank you. new jersey's u.s. senator-elect says he's ready to go washington and channel americans frustration with congress into energy for change. newark democratic mayor cory booker eems defeated tea party republican steve lonegan to win the remainder of the senate term vacated by death of frank lautenberg. one crisis is over many say time to bring on the next one. we'll discuss the next 100 days with the fox all-stars when we come back. michael, tell us why you used priceline express deals to book this fabulous hotel. well you can see if a hotel is pet-friendly before you book it and i got a great deal without bidding. and where's your furry friend? i don't have a cat. save up to 50% during priceline's fall hotel sale. use promo code"fall5" for even more amazing sangs on any express deals hotel. like all good deals, this is one you'll want to pounce on. express deal
the pentagon has said those checks will go out october 25th. other government agencies will decide when their checks go out based on the payroll service they use. bret? >> molly, thank you. new jersey's u.s. senator-elect says he's ready to go washington and channel americans frustration with congress into energy for change. newark democratic mayor cory booker eems defeated tea party republican steve lonegan to win the remainder of the senate term vacated by death of frank lautenberg. one...
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. >> channelling the pentagon's chief, he says any investment must be the consent of congress. >> many people say president goes to war when he feels like. our founding father never wanted to give so much power to one person. >> paul's ongoing feud with chris christie. >> when you lose you fight more. there's a struggle to find what is the winning message and combination. >> he disagrees with christie's embrace of president barack obama in the, quote, excessive federal dollars. he said he'd support the governor should he become the nominee. >> in all likelihood i can't imagine not supporting the republican nominee, including christie. >> he says it needs to remain in the party of young voters. he believes privacy rights would appeal to groups that spends much time on smart phones and the internet. >> john, thank you. >>> tune in monday when senator paul will be a guest in the senator seed. he'll take questions from bret, panelists and social media from you. don't miss it. >>> toronto mayor rob ford admitted smoking crack and buying illegal drugs is now receiving help for drinking probl
. >> channelling the pentagon's chief, he says any investment must be the consent of congress. >> many people say president goes to war when he feels like. our founding father never wanted to give so much power to one person. >> paul's ongoing feud with chris christie. >> when you lose you fight more. there's a struggle to find what is the winning message and combination. >> he disagrees with christie's embrace of president barack obama in the, quote, excessive...
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republican chuck hagel is looking like the person president obama would like to put in charge of the pentagon. josh rogan at foreign policy first breaking the news on the nomination and noting in the same breath all the republican senators that are against the nomination. john cornyn saying he can't support chuck hagel because he has a, quote, problem with israel. senator dan coates said chuck hagel has had so much disrespect for the military which is a pretty rich thing to say about a veteran. he would lack experience he would need for the job. senator mccain says his colleague barely even counts as a republican. senator mark kirk says he is, quote, concerned about mr. hagel. mr. hagel also faces opposition from the democratic side for the time back in 1998 when he opposed an ambassador nominee for being what mr. hagel described at the time openly aggressively guy, for which he finally apologized last month. there is also opposition to a lesser extent just because chuck hagel is a republican. this is not ideological opposition. it's partisan. but in the technical sense of that. why is it tha
republican chuck hagel is looking like the person president obama would like to put in charge of the pentagon. josh rogan at foreign policy first breaking the news on the nomination and noting in the same breath all the republican senators that are against the nomination. john cornyn saying he can't support chuck hagel because he has a, quote, problem with israel. senator dan coates said chuck hagel has had so much disrespect for the military which is a pretty rich thing to say about a veteran....
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theill begin by an audit of pentagon. not because i dislike the military. because i like the military. i want to cut out waste and fraud and make the military stronger and direct the resources where they need to go. but it means you have to have the strength to look even at military spending and say, nobody gets a blank check. with the savings for modernization and a more reasonable foreign policy, we will do something we are failing at right now. we will make and take better care of our nation's greatest resource, our servicemembers. we will train them better, i quit them better, fit -- fix a broken v.a. system. as a physician, when i visited walter reed i was profoundly impacted by the young men and women there. close in age to my own kids, receiving care for injuries sustained in battle. it reinforces my worldview about the need to prevent conflict unless it is absolutely necessary. those injured in our most recent conflicts in iraq and afghanistan will require a lifetime of care. we must work together to provide for that, to protect those who per -- pro
theill begin by an audit of pentagon. not because i dislike the military. because i like the military. i want to cut out waste and fraud and make the military stronger and direct the resources where they need to go. but it means you have to have the strength to look even at military spending and say, nobody gets a blank check. with the savings for modernization and a more reasonable foreign policy, we will do something we are failing at right now. we will make and take better care of our...
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i think this is a very sensible pragmatic decision that's been taken by the pentagon. i also think it's a little overdue. i served as an assault helicopter pilot. i served closely and directly on the u.s. forces. iraq three times, afghanistan three times, i worked very closely with women, i commanded women in some very key roles, in some successful operations. all the evidence to me suggests -- or leads me to believe that the decision the pentagon made is a good one. and i'd just like to sort of pick up on elaine's point about the role of the infantry. she's right in saying that aspects of the infantry is indeed to hunt and kill the enemy. i would also say the 21st century warfare has changed. 21st century warfare in recent experience in iraq and afghanistan has been about counter insurgency, it's about winning hearts and minds. a big role of the infantry now is about lee a'sing with the locals. it doesn't just comprise of men, they comprise of women, little girls. and i think the dynamic that a woman brings to a unit that is out in these rolls, liasing with the local
i think this is a very sensible pragmatic decision that's been taken by the pentagon. i also think it's a little overdue. i served as an assault helicopter pilot. i served closely and directly on the u.s. forces. iraq three times, afghanistan three times, i worked very closely with women, i commanded women in some very key roles, in some successful operations. all the evidence to me suggests -- or leads me to believe that the decision the pentagon made is a good one. and i'd just like to sort...
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>> jennifer griffin at the pentagon. >>> president obama arrived in africa a short time ago. chief correspondent ed henry is traveling with the president, he is live to preview this big, expensive trip. hello, ed. >> reporter: good evening, bret, you're right. the expenses have certainly been raised as a question and criticism out there. the president has gotten used to the fact that outside developments have been overshadowing his second term agenda, and some new ones now in the last 24 hours dealing with the possibility of nelson mandela's health shaking up the agenda of this trip, and supreme court decisions back in washington. the president was aboard air force one on the way to senegal as the court decisions came down. we are told he was monitoring it online, but his internet connection literally went down on air force one just as the first decision on gay rights came in. he had to get briefed by a staffer in washington, the phone lines we're told were still working on air force one so he was up to date on all of it. we will watch closely how he speaks out on gay rights,
>> jennifer griffin at the pentagon. >>> president obama arrived in africa a short time ago. chief correspondent ed henry is traveling with the president, he is live to preview this big, expensive trip. hello, ed. >> reporter: good evening, bret, you're right. the expenses have certainly been raised as a question and criticism out there. the president has gotten used to the fact that outside developments have been overshadowing his second term agenda, and some new ones now...
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. >>> the pentagon spent $300 million to supposedly hover over afghanistan three months at a time delivering intel. it fell eight months behind schedu schedule, $12,000 pounds overweight. it was scrapped. it was sold back to the $300,00 >>> he is running for governor and gansler is shown at an underage party holding a cellphone. he tells he didn't see underage drinking and it's not his authority to intervene. gansler said he should have investigated and while he did not see kids drinking out of red cups, quote, there could have been cool aid in the cups. >>> freedom of worship is one of the founding principles in this country. there are questions of principles on the part of the obama administration. >> this is a very powerful issue. the fact our government is not on top of it ought to be a source of deep concern to everybody in this country. >> new reports highlights threats to religious freedom are raising questions about how committed the obama administration is to combatting them. the liberty institute says instances of hostility in the u.s. doubled in one year citing efforts to tear dow
. >>> the pentagon spent $300 million to supposedly hover over afghanistan three months at a time delivering intel. it fell eight months behind schedu schedule, $12,000 pounds overweight. it was scrapped. it was sold back to the $300,00 >>> he is running for governor and gansler is shown at an underage party holding a cellphone. he tells he didn't see underage drinking and it's not his authority to intervene. gansler said he should have investigated and while he did not see...
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united states on september eleventh to have two of our biggest buildings in new york knocked down the pentagon attacked and another plane that was heading for washington d.c. that was very appropriate spending and i think we've seen the results of it you mentioned other countries other countries are not the target that the united states is for islamic extremists and so i think the united states citizens have gotten what they've paid for when they because we've been able to for you all and prevent numerous attacks on the continental united. in europe with some of our allies because we're spending so much more money on intelligence and because we are able to have a more capable intelligence service going after threats to our country well you just mentioned nine eleven and that was of course twelve years ago but if we consider the. funding that the cia has requested of the intelligence community or rather has requested for the fiscal year of two thousand and thirteen it is still pretty high over fifty two billion dollars and it is expected to stay at that level at least until two thousand and sev
united states on september eleventh to have two of our biggest buildings in new york knocked down the pentagon attacked and another plane that was heading for washington d.c. that was very appropriate spending and i think we've seen the results of it you mentioned other countries other countries are not the target that the united states is for islamic extremists and so i think the united states citizens have gotten what they've paid for when they because we've been able to for you all and...
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secondly, part of the bill the house is talking about putting in, is toive more flexibility to the pentagon, so that the leaders there can say, well, this program shouldn't be cut and this program can be cut even more, the white house says, they won't accept that. and don't want flexibility and, you must admit, why on earth would a president not want flexibility to make the cuts smarter, the cuts he says are dumb. >> that doesn't make any sense and both sides said this is dumb and yet it is still happening and, the best case scenario in a bad situation would be to give the defense department and actually other agencies more latitude in how they do these cuts and why the president wouldn't do that, i don't know. i mean -- >> chris: we know, because, supposedly they say we want to show how painful they are and don't want -- >> that is disturbing. i find that very disturbing, actually. i mean, this is... the cbo projected it -- we could lose 700,000 jobs and for them to play these games over politics, trying to make the republicans look bad, i don't think is acceptable. i'm not saying the repu
secondly, part of the bill the house is talking about putting in, is toive more flexibility to the pentagon, so that the leaders there can say, well, this program shouldn't be cut and this program can be cut even more, the white house says, they won't accept that. and don't want flexibility and, you must admit, why on earth would a president not want flexibility to make the cuts smarter, the cuts he says are dumb. >> that doesn't make any sense and both sides said this is dumb and yet it...
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that's it for the pentagon. yes, there is a great desire with john brennan to demilitaryize the cia. >> now, speaking of afghanistan in town today. hamid karzai at the pentagon today and on the hill and later will be at the state department for dinner with hillary clinton. he was with leon panetta today. this comes shortly after he sat down with our own atia and just ehave is rated u.s. policy. >> he has a problem with this new team, though. you remember a couple of years ago three senators went and met with him, and there was -- for dinner. karzai in kabul. there was -- they raised the issue of corruption in his government, and it became a big incident. joe biden, hagel, and john kerry? zeefs later sent as a private envoy to smooth things over with karzai. >> true, but this is -- karzai must look at the leadership of the second obama administration and see a message coming for him then. what the troop levels will be after 2014 and will there even be u.s. troops there? >> ruth marcus, the white house is telling
that's it for the pentagon. yes, there is a great desire with john brennan to demilitaryize the cia. >> now, speaking of afghanistan in town today. hamid karzai at the pentagon today and on the hill and later will be at the state department for dinner with hillary clinton. he was with leon panetta today. this comes shortly after he sat down with our own atia and just ehave is rated u.s. policy. >> he has a problem with this new team, though. you remember a couple of years ago three...
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president barack obama has ordered the pentagon to double be a task force and expand the target list as part of his assumed assault on syria it was spent tilt of international opinion in polls at home the us on its own is poised to carry out forced regime change in damascus well at least that's the plan . more news today violence was once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations are the day. but i will only react to situations as i have read the reports and let me. know i will leave them to the state department to comment on your letter place to say it. is on the docket. thank you no more weasel words. when you have a direct question be prepared for a change when you throw a punch be ready for a. pretty well off speech and down to freedom to last. choose your language. because we know if. someone. chooses this is the consensus here can. choose to give hints that invigorating to. choose the stories that imply the lists choose. off to. the lie a lie a lie out all of us lying and out all the way bacon almost today bac
president barack obama has ordered the pentagon to double be a task force and expand the target list as part of his assumed assault on syria it was spent tilt of international opinion in polls at home the us on its own is poised to carry out forced regime change in damascus well at least that's the plan . more news today violence was once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations are the day. but i will only react to...
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and what we've been told about the deployment of forces, was the decision by the president and the pentagon not to send u.s. forces during those seven hours to try to rescue our people on the ground. was that an appropriate decision or not? >> i don't think it was. my experience was especially on 9/11 and in that part of the world, where we anticipated that al qaeda might well try to mark the anniversary, if you will, of 9/11 with an attack. especially in a location that had an enormous amount of intelligence. the first thing you broadcast is the ambassador saying we're under attack. we were always prepared, had troops and organizations, teams ready to go, operate at the drop of a hat. and practice exactly that type of operation. i found it difficult to reconcile leon and i like him, he's a good man, but to reconcile his statement that we couldn't have done anything. they couldn't have been ready before the crisis developed. they could respond on short notice. it's a nato base. if you're not going to be ready in libya of all places, then where are you going to be ready? the military has the
and what we've been told about the deployment of forces, was the decision by the president and the pentagon not to send u.s. forces during those seven hours to try to rescue our people on the ground. was that an appropriate decision or not? >> i don't think it was. my experience was especially on 9/11 and in that part of the world, where we anticipated that al qaeda might well try to mark the anniversary, if you will, of 9/11 with an attack. especially in a location that had an enormous...
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email: comments@captioncolorado.com >> hris: i'm cis wa llac the pentagon l ts the ban on women in combat. ♪ >> chris: as the gender barrier falls, there are still questions. whether women should serve in the infantry and special operations. we'll hear from two retired officers. air force colonel martha mcsally, the first female u.s. combat pilot. and, army lieutenant general jerry boykin. then, with -- the hard part, dealing with gun violence to getting america back to work, is congress ready to act? we'll get the latest from two top senators: democrat dick durbin and republican bob corker. plus the president uses his inaugural address to push a liberal agenda. we'll ask our sunday panel how mr. obama is likely to do in his second term. and, our power player of the week: a student of the ways presidents exercise power. all, right now, on fox news sunday. ♪ >> chris: and hello, again, from fox news in washington. american women in the military have served on the front lines, for years. and 152 have been killed in iraq an afghanistan. but when defense secretary panetta lifted the ban o
email: comments@captioncolorado.com >> hris: i'm cis wa llac the pentagon l ts the ban on women in combat. ♪ >> chris: as the gender barrier falls, there are still questions. whether women should serve in the infantry and special operations. we'll hear from two retired officers. air force colonel martha mcsally, the first female u.s. combat pilot. and, army lieutenant general jerry boykin. then, with -- the hard part, dealing with gun violence to getting america back to work, is...
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that was american flight 77 that went into the pentagon. what emerged out of that whole day obviously was not a terrorist act, it was not a law enforcement problem, it was not a matter of us sending out the fbi to go find the bad guy, bringing to trial, and lock him up, it was an act of war. it was worse than pearl harbor. killed more americans than pearl harbor did, took place in the heart of new york city and washington. if it not been for those brave passengers, they would've taken out the white house or the capitol building on flight 93. it is as bad as it gets. one of the key decisions we made in the bush administration, and we made it basically that night and the next morning after the day was over with and the president was back and address the country. lynn and i were evacuated off the south lawn of the white house and flown up to camp david, and we wanted to make sure that the president and i were not in the same location because we want to preserve the continuity of government. we were careful not to get into a situation where an
that was american flight 77 that went into the pentagon. what emerged out of that whole day obviously was not a terrorist act, it was not a law enforcement problem, it was not a matter of us sending out the fbi to go find the bad guy, bringing to trial, and lock him up, it was an act of war. it was worse than pearl harbor. killed more americans than pearl harbor did, took place in the heart of new york city and washington. if it not been for those brave passengers, they would've taken out the...